Vehicle-lamp.



.C. MCKEEVER.

VEHICLE LAMP.

APPLICATION FILED Ff.1?,x917.

Patented Jan. 15, 12H8.

Specification oi Let'ers To all whom a? may aannam. l

Be it known that l, CHAnLns lvlolnnvn's,

a Citizen of che Uniiecl Stoies, residing et Jersey City, county or" Hudson, and State of New Jersey, have invented an Improvementin Vehicle-Lamps, of which the following is a. specification. i I

My present invention relates to o vehicle lamp and particularly to lamps of this type lo in which electric lights are employed, und

provided with a cup oi' cover of more or less ,translucent material to overcome the glare in ordinary vehicle lamps, The object of my invention is the provision of e vehicle l5 rlamp of iis type' in Wliicn the lomp bulli and electrical connections by which i?. is son ported may loe removed from the lamp :incl

when desired employed for ligliling pur- 'poses in making repairs Where necessary in 2o the event no other light is available.

ln carrying out nay, invention l employ n lamp case preferably tted'witli a reflector and having e shoulder in the axial center of [the lamp edoptefl toect as e socket :for the 25 base of an electric light bulb and the eleotrcel connecions to the same. Together Y with hese features, :incl as heieinbei'ore indicatecl, l also employ a clip or cover t'or the electric lamp bulb :ind means for supporting;

o@ the same., ille consrnetion beine' suoli time the socket foi 'lle base of e light bullo is maintained 1n. position in the lmnp ceseby (levlcesco-ecling willi the bulb of the lmnp as will be hereinafter more particularly de- 35 scribed.

ln 'the drawings: Figure l is a. General iransverse seeion illustrating my present invention.

Fig. 2 is a similar View showing o. moelieo ecl form of the invention, onli.

Fie: 3 is a pion of elle cop enel o support member therefor showing 'the manner in v*which these ports are eonneetecl.

Referring to fthe drawing' and pnifiicw .5,5 larly to Figs. l and 3, in carrying out liis invention l employ e lamp cose or shell im clieeted et l0 and Inode of inetsl in the usuel Congurulion. fliiially this lamp Case is provided with n slioulcler ll'onrl is tecl 5g with a relecor indicated at l2. The skool der 1l is bored toreeeive o sleeve which cposses through theseme and. ezelenrls 'io ille in'aerior ofllie lmnp et one'end while the oppositeencl projects egerorly oi. the o5 shoulder. Belli enfle oli this sleeve ere surrounding; the light bulb enel seoniecl in sleeve place, the coller 27 eonlzecs.

edapfecl 'lo not as smke'tsg the inner enel Within the lmnp lo receive o light bulla liese il ol' the electric lig'h l5, omi sliis end of the sleeve is sloted indicated at lo in ille usual manner io receive lille pins lf2' on izlie light bulb cose so as' to maintain seme in position. The sleeve, l?) also Conains n plug 18 in which eonioelzs i9 are yieldingly mounted and :Nlepterl lo beer ogoinsi'; ille terminals 20 of elle electric linlii: bullo when the loller is in position die socketformed by Jdie inner end of the sleeve. lll; 'lle outer end fthe sleeve "i8 is vsiroilnrly slotted as inflienefl et 2l lo receive the pluie lerininel of leocl Wires rom :any suitnlole source of eleeibrioilzy.

is shown in l, lille inner enrl ol? elle Sleeve l may terminale in e engi bose hnl is to soy, the enjp bose SEQ o, .el 'the sleeve l may loe inode nenn iinbegrol strncliire. iglie cup loose is flanged as .inflicolfed el 2o 'lo receive llie rim ol :i cup 24: merle of ihranslnoenlor other similar materiel to Vent the glaring ol 'the lig-lx?, if/lien position. This cup is secured in the one bese 22 by ineens of lugs ilnrnecl in o tl'ie rim of lle cup loose. and lie iibs Ell nrc vided on the ontel snilnce of the omi Qdinfljaeene @lie eg'e fb'lieiaeo'l", it nniel' stood lhs@ the op n enel. of 'the clip in plseerl Wiliin the i'in .23 enel given o. 'pfliiel imn so es lo mense llie ribs 2li vio enf-o one minier edges el Clie lugs in orfler lo cup in poei'ionf im W'lien infofserly placed, :is will @een Fig; l, llie cui) loose beni-s :ign 1 f adjacent perline lie relie 'tor l2, nml

Y enel iglie crop bese seein f 1his posilion bj] coller El?, nioi'ifieel sel; screw lt'l'ecl on ille sleeve e. o" lie shoulder, Wiel; Wiiicli when By reference lo n insiemi of orniingj soclf'ea sleeve., hnl: members. lie sleeve m Ellis plain enflocl. und ille con loose il() ioirm en inlegrel par@ of elle'ieiieotoi' l2.

eii'lier or simils'l eonei sillons il; will. lill now be nppnrenl; limi, llie electric ligli'lbulleancl its inonnring may 1oe rein 'ly remove@ i-ron lmnp ense and s rl if necessary Jfor ligl l ig proposes in ma. 'repairs Wliol'i lgglll; is non oilierwlse before indicated. In doing this it Will be necessary of course to uncouple the plug fitting in the socket in the outer end of the sleeve; to loosen the set screw 28, and remove the collar 27, when the sleeve with the lamp bulb will be readily removable, and 'then by again coupling the contact plug in the socket formed in the outer end of the sleeve, the light will be availahlefor use in any place which the length of the'lead Wires will permit.

I claim asJny invention:

1. In a vehicle lamp a case, a sleeve :removably mounted in said case and having sockets at Iboth ends thereof, a socket for a cup member associated with the inner end of the sleeve and adapted to prevent the outward movement thereof, and means associated with the sleeve exteriorly of the case for normally preventing the inward movement of the sleeve.

2. In a vehicle lamp a case, a sleeve removably mounted in said case and having sockets at both ends thereof, a socket for a cup member associated with the inner end of the sleeve and adapted to prevent an outward movement thereof, and a collar mounted on the sleeve exterior of the case for normally preventing an inward movement of the sleeve.

3. In a vehicle lamp, a case, a. sleeve mounted axially in the said case and provided with sockets at the ends thereof, an electric light bulb, the base of which is receivable in thesocket at the inner end of the sleeve, a cup member surrounding the sald light bulb, means lassociated with the sleeve for securin the cup 'member in position, and means Aor securing the'sleeve in position relatively to the case.

4. In a vehicle lamp, a case, a sleeve pass-f ing through a bore provided axially in the case and fitted within the case With a cup base, an electric lamp bulb, the base of which is fitted into the sleeve at the inner end thereof Within the case, a cup surrounding the light bulb and adapted to be received and held in place in the said cup base, and means forl securing the said sleeve and cup base in position relatively to the said case.

v5. In a vehicle lamp, a case having a shoulder thereon with a bore in the axial center of the case, a -sleeve adapted to fit the saidbore and provided at one end thereof With a cup base, a reflector `Within the case and against which when in position the cup base contacts, a Contact plug Within the sleeve, an electriclight bulb, the base of which is received in the socket providedv therefor at the inner end of the sleeve, a cup surrounding the light bulb and held in position in the said cup base, and a collar surrounding fthe said sleeve exteriorly of the case and adapted to bear against the end of the said shoulder to maintain the sleeve and cup base with the lamp and cup in their relative positions.

Signed 1917.

CHARLES MCKEEVER.

by me this 6th day of February, 

